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Roland Manookian is a Actor British born on 1 january 1979 at Westminster (United-kingdom)
Roland Manookian (born 8 September 1979) is an English actor, who is most notable for his role as Zebedee, in the 2004 film The Football Factory, and as Craig Rolfe in Rise of the Footsoldier in 2007. He has also appeared in Guy Richie's Rocknrolla and Nick Love's Goodbye Charlie Bright and The Business. He has also appeared in episodes of The Bill in 1999 as Ben Glover.
Manookian, of Armenian descent, comes from London and has supported Millwall since he was young.
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Roland Manookian (born 8 September 1979) is an English actor, who is most notable for his role as Zebedee, in the 2004 film The Football Factory, and as Craig Rolfe in Rise of the Footsoldier in 2007. He has also appeared in Guy Richie's Rocknrolla and Nick Love's Goodbye Charlie Bright and The Business. He has also appeared in episodes of The Bill in 1999 as Ben Glover.
Manookian, of Armenian descent, comes from London and has supported Millwall since he was young.
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London Heist (2017)
, 1h35Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Action
Actors Craig Fairbrass, James Cosmo, Mehmet Ferda, Nick Moran, Steven Berkoff, Nathalie Cox
Roles Sammy
Rating51%
, 1h21Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Simon Phillips, Billy Murray, Ricci Harnett, Rebecca Ferdinando, Roland Manookian, Rebecca Ferdinando
Roles Rusty
Rating52%
The movie is about an unemployed football fanatic named Mike Jacobs (played by Nick Nevern) who becomes a major credit card fraudster and gangster. The movie depicts the lifestyles of luxury, frivolous spending and violent reprisals of its criminal underworld. Alongside the main character is Mike's old friend named Eddie (played by Simon Phillips) who introduces Mike into the business of the fraud. There is also the portrayal of Mike's girlfriend Katie (played by Rita Ramnani) who is faithful to Mike but not supportive of Mike's choice of lifestyle.
Big Fat Gypsy Gangster (2011)
, 1h34Directed by Ricky Grover
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Steven Berkoff, Peter Capaldi, Ricky Grover, Omid Djalili, Laila Morse, Bashy
Roles Roland
Rating33%
The film begins with Bulla (Ricky Grover), a well known dangerous criminal, being released from prison after serving 16 years for burglary. However, as soon as he is released back into society, he finds himself being followed by a film crew. With the world at his fingertips, Bulla returns home to find that everything he was once part of has been taken over by corrupt police officer Conrad (Eddie Webber), the man who put Bulla behind bars. Bulla vows to regain everything that was once his—and begins his offensive by being interviewed on national television by Michael Parkinson.
Dead Cert (2010)
, 1h32Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Vampires in film
Actors Perry Benson, Steven Berkoff, Lisa McAllister, Danny Dyer, Craig Fairbrass, Jason Flemyng
Roles Chinnery
Rating36%
Freddy Frankham (Craig Fairbrass) thought he was out of the gangland world, a retired boxer, Freddy now owns a successful “gentlemen’s” nightclub. But when a gang of Romanian drug dealers, led by the enigmatic Dante Livienko (Billy Murray), move into London, the stakes are too good to resist one last gamble.
RocknRolla (2008)
, 1h54Directed by Guy Ritchie
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Mob film, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Strong, Toby Kebbell, Tom Hardy, Idris Elba
Roles Bandy
Rating71%
In London, the British mob boss Lenny Cole (Tom Wilkinson) rules the growing real estate business using a corrupt Councillor (Jimi Mistry) for the bureaucratic services and his henchman Archy (Mark Strong) for the dirty work. A billionaire Russian businessman, Uri Omovich (Karel Roden), plans a crooked land deal, and London's crooks all want a piece of it. Other key players include the underhand accountant Stella (Thandie Newton) and ambitious small-time crook One-Two (Gerard Butler) leading a group called the "Wild Bunch" which includes Mumbles (Idris Elba) and Handsome Bob (Tom Hardy).
Grow Your Own (2007)
, 1h37Directed by Richard Laxton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Benedict Wong, John Henshaw, Eddie Marsan, Omid Djalili, Philip Jackson, Olivia Colman
Roles Mike
Rating67%
Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)
, 1h53Directed by Julian Gilbey
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Documentary, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Gangster films
Actors Ricci Harnett, Terry Stone, Jason Maza, Craig Fairbrass, Roland Manookian, Neil Maskell
Roles Craig Rolfe
Rating67%
L'histoire vraie de Carlton Leach, jeune hooligan anglais qui intègre un des gangs les plus connus du pays à la fin des années 80. Il grimpe alors les échelons au point de devenir le criminel le plus respecté du Royaume-Uni. Dans cette montée en puissance vers le grand banditisme, Carlton Leach ne se fixera aucune limite. La violence extrême de ses actes fera de lui un des personnages les plus dangereux du pays. Pendant trois décennies, il fera tout pour éviter la prison et rester en vie.
The Business (2005)
, 1h37Directed by Nick Love
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Gangster films
Actors Danny Dyer, Tamer Hassan, Georgina Chapman, Linda Henry, Roland Manookian, Camille Coduri
Roles Sonny
Rating65%
The film is narrated by Frankie (Dyer), a young everyman living in South East London during the Thatcher era of the 1980s, with little hope of ever making anything of himself, yet he dreams of "being somebody" and escaping his lonely, dreary lifestyle. After seriously assaulting his mother's abusive boyfriend, he becomes a fugitive, and through family connections escapes to Spain's Costa Del Sol. His job there is to deliver a bag containing drugs and cash to "Playboy Charlie" (Hassan), an ex-pat and criminal-on-the-run, a suave and dapper man who is very successful in Spain and runs his own nightclub and drugs business and lives a life of luxury. Impressed by Frankie's honesty in not opening the bag, Charlie takes a liking to Frankie, introduces him to his business associates, including the psychopathic Sammy (Bell), and invites him to remain in Spain and work as his driver.
The Football Factory (2004)
, 1h31Directed by Nick Love
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Sports films, Association football films
Actors Danny Dyer, Frank Harper, Tamer Hassan, Roland Manookian, Neil Maskell, Jamie Foreman
Roles Zeberdee
Rating66%
Tommy Johnson (Dyer) is a member of a violent Chelsea hooligan firm. His friends and fellow hooligans include Tommy's best friend Rod King (Maskell), Billy Bright (Harper), and impulsive younger members Zeberdee (Manookian) and Raf (MacNab). Tommy spends his days drinking, using drugs, womanising and fighting, much to the disappointment of his grandfather Bill Farrell (Sutton), a pensioner and veteran who plans to move to Australia with his best friend Albert (Junkin).
Goodbye Charlie Bright (2001)
, 1h27Directed by Nick Love
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Phil Daniels, Danny Dyer, Paul Nicholls, Roland Manookian, David Thewlis, Jamie Foreman
Roles Justin
Rating61%
Charlie drifts through life as he and his friends enjoy a lifestyle of house parties, casual sex and drugs. However, after breaking into a house to rob it, Charlie finds a gun (they found the keys and address in a handbag they had recently stolen). During the robbery, three of the friends (Charlie, Justin and Damien) accidentally awaken the owner, a hefty Jamaican man who promptly chases them into the street with a golf club. The trio escape, much to the amusement of Justin and Damien. However, despite Charlie promising to tell Justin everything, he decides to keep the gun a secret.
Storm Damage (2000)
, 1h35Directed by Simon Cellan Jones
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Adrian Lester, Mona Hammond, Kate Ashfield, Ashley Walters, Lennie James, Roland Manookian
Roles Paul
Rating70%
Danny (Adrian Lester) is an English teacher in a South London comprehensive. When three youths break into his class and threaten one of his pupils, Patrick "Shinehead" (Alexis Rodney), Danny intervenes and is himself threatened with a knife before the youths leave. A shaken Danny confronts Patrick and demands that he tells him the name of the ringleader.
The Escort (1999)
, 1h40Directed by Michel Blanc
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films
Actors Daniel Auteuil, Stuart Townsend, Liza Walker, Noah Taylor, Frances Barber, Claire Skinner
Roles Bellboy
Rating61%
Un professeur de lettres, la quarantaine (donc crise), se rend à Londres pour chercher l'inspiration pour son nouveau roman. Loin de sa famille, une nouvelle vie s'ouvre à lui. Il rencontre Tom, un gigolo. Il le suit dans la voie de la prostitution.
Great Expectations (1999)
, 2h48Directed by Julian Jarrold
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about children
Actors Ioan Gruffudd, Justine Waddell, Charlotte Rampling, Gabriel Thomson, Bernard Hill, Laura Aikman
Roles Pip's Servant
Rating71%
A young boy called Pip stumbles upon a hunted criminal who threatens him and demands food. A few years later, Pip finds that he has a benefactor. Imagining that Miss Havisham, a rich lady whose adopted daughter Estella he loves, is the benefactor, Pip believes in a grand plan at the end of which he will be married to Estella. However, when the criminal from his childhood turns up one stormy night and reveals that he, Magwitch, is his benefactor, Pip finds his dreams crumbling. Although initially repulsed by his benefactor, Pip gradually becomes loyal to him and stays with him until his death.
, 6h26Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Robert Lindsay, Keira Knightley, Michael Kitchen, Andy Serkis, Julie Walters, Alun Armstrong
Roles Charley Bates
Rating70%
The first episode revolved around Oliver's parents (Agnes Fleming and Edwin Leeford) as they struggled to fight their love for each other. Edwin struggled with his estranged wife Elizabeth Leeford, mother of his son Edward Leeford (later also "Monks"), and Agnes struggled with her family's life. When it came to them both being together, Elizabeth murdered Edwin and planned on murdering Agnes. She made Monks kill her, but Agnes ran away; her sister Rose (Keira Knightley) witnessed this and was left traumatized. Agnes was pregnant with Oliver when she ran away. She ran into the main streets of London and collapsed; she was then taken into the workhouse where she gave birth, and she died shortly after.